Determination of the effect of temperature (Q10) on denitrification rates in sediments collected from a groundwater discharge site in Ashumet Pond on Cape Cod, MA
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Publication Date
2020-07-21
Citation
Repert, D.A., Stoliker, D.L., Smith, R.L., Kent, D.B., and LeBlanc, D.R., 2020, Determination of the effect of temperature (Q10) on denitrification rates in sediments collected from a groundwater discharge site in Ashumet Pond on Cape Cod, MA: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9CTT78O.
Summary
This data release presents results from a laboratory study designed to measure the effect of temperature on denitrification rates in sediments collected from 5- to 30-cm depth below the lake bottom, at a location where groundwater discharges to the lake. Sediment cores were collected June 25, 2014 from the West site (Fishermans Cove) in Ashumet Pond, Cape Cod, MA then shipped to Boulder, CO for laboratory experiments. Groundwater used for these experiments was collected from a well just upgradient of the sediment collection site. Denitrification rates were determined on sediment plus groundwater slurries maintained under anaerobic conditions and employing the acetylene block method. Nitrous oxide concentrations were measured several [...]
Summary
This data release presents results from a laboratory study designed to measure the effect of temperature on denitrification rates in sediments collected from 5- to 30-cm depth below the lake bottom, at a location where groundwater discharges to the lake. Sediment cores were collected June 25, 2014 from the West site (Fishermans Cove) in Ashumet Pond, Cape Cod, MA then shipped to Boulder, CO for laboratory experiments. Groundwater used for these experiments was collected from a well just upgradient of the sediment collection site. Denitrification rates were determined on sediment plus groundwater slurries maintained under anaerobic conditions and employing the acetylene block method. Nitrous oxide concentrations were measured several times over the course of an approximately 7-hour period in serum bottles containing 30 g sieved sediment (<2mm) combined with 30 mL filtered groundwater at 3 different incubation temperatures (4, 15, 24 degrees Celsius). Denitrification rates were calculated based on the accumulation of nitrous oxide over time in the serum bottles. The temperature coefficient, Q10, for the sediment in Ashumet Pond was calculated using these denitrification rates and was determined to be 4.9, meaning that the rate of denitrification increased by a factor of 4.9 for every 10 degrees of temperature increase.
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DNF Q10 Data Release.xml Original FGDC Metadata
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DSCN2502.JPG “Sediment collection site in Ashumet Pond. Photo by Richard L. Smith.”
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Ashumet Pond_data descriptions.csv
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Ashumet Pond_site information.csv
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Ashumet Pond_Denitrification Data.csv
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Ashumet Pond_DNF Q10 results.csv
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Purpose
The purpose of the data release is to provide a measure of denitrification rates that can be applied to various models to assess biogeochemical processes predominant in Ashumet Pond sediments subjected to discharge from a groundwater wastewater plume.
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Sediment collection site in Ashumet Pond. Photo by Richard L. Smith.